Grantee Database

MUSIC IN THE MOUNTAINS

Grant Year

2023-24

Grant Program

Impact Projects

Award Amount

$21,250.00

Project Description

With the help of the California Arts Council, Music in the Mountains will engage in The Together We Sing Project, a collaborative project intending to engage community artists to co-create a project centered around the human voice and the community health benefit, especially for rural seniors, of group singing. The project will include several free workshops involving using the human voice to heal trauma. It will culminate in a large-scale choral concert with full symphonic orchestra with all community partners involved in the program, and ideally including other installations of community art and the work of local artistic practitioners.

Organization Summary

Since 1982, Music in the Mountains has annually produced concerts and education programs for children and adults. Since 1982, it has held orchestral, choral and chamber music concerts, as well as extensive education programs – both in and outside of the classroom. The concerts serve approximately 10,000 listeners. The education programs serve 6,000+ children through Music for Young Minds, Youth Orchestra, First Notes after school music classes, student concerts, and the Young Musicians Competition Adult education programs, including vocal workshops, Zoom music lectures, and professional musician mentoring serve approximately 1000 people per year.

During the pandemic, MIM shifted its programming to online platforms, producing over 250 hours of virtual content for more than 30,000 households. The online offerings included, 10 concerts, 15 short videos, nine months of virtual choir and youth orchestra rehearsals, and more than 80 hours of other education programs and virtual music workshops.

For decades MIM volunteers have made the organization’s programming possible. In 2023, over 250 people donates nearly 5000 hours of their time to connect, inspire and serve their community through great musical programs and education.

Organization

Music in the Mountains

Address

131 S. Auburn Street

Grass Valley

95945

County

Nevada

Region

Upstate

Phone

(530) 265-6173

Congressional District

California's 1st congressional district

State Assembly District

District 1

State Senate District

District 1

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